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Montana gets Friday split – University of Montana Athletics
In between Montana’s two games, Fairleigh Dickson defeated CSU Northridge 4-3 in nine innings, leaving all three teams with a 1-1 record on the day.
Presley Jantzi put the Grizzlies (4-13) ahead in their opener, her solo home run in the top of the first against CSU Northridge giving Montana a 1-0 lead.
It was her second home run of the season, the sixth of her career.
The Matadors would be relentless in their reply, scoring in the second, third, fourth and fifth innings to pull away against starter Cameryn Ortega and Grace Hardy in relief.
Montana’s only other hit came in the top of the fifth, when Kynzie Mohl hit a pinch-hit double to the fence in left-center in her first at-bat of the season.
CSUN scored nine runs on 10 hits, walking it off in the bottom of the sixth on a single up the middle.
After losing their third straight run-rule decision, the Grizzlies responded with a solid win over Fairleigh Dickinson.
Montana only had four hits against the Knights, but the Grizzlies were excellent at taking a little and turning it into a lot.
In the bottom of the first, Anna Cockhill drew a lead-off walk, stole second, advanced to third on a ground out, then scored on a ground out, Montana generating a run without recording a hit.
“I felt like our second game today was our most complete game that we’ve played all year,” said first-year coach Stef Ewing. “We had a ton of quality at-bats.
“We did a great job of hitting the ball on the ground, putting it in play and having productive outs.”
Montana went up 2-0 in the bottom of the third, once again Cockhill serving as spark plug, drawing a one-out walk, stealing second, then scoring on a single up the middle by Jantzi.
Through three innings, Montana had one hit but a 2-0 lead.
“The vibe was different in Game 2. We talked about some things between games and the kids played a lot more relaxed,” said Ewing.
“We had a lot of people who owned their moment. I was happy with who we were in Game 2. It was a great way to flip the page from Game 1.”
Montana took a 4-0 lead in the fifth after a lead-off error by the Knights extended the inning.
Instead of Cockhill and Jantzi doing the damage, it was the bottom of the order, Makena Strong hitting a two-out RBI double to left-center and Jessica Stanfield following with an RBI single to right.
“Really glad to see some other people in the lineup do some things to take some pressure off of the top of the lineup,” said Ewing.
Those runs gave Montana a 4-0 lead because of an effective outing by Brianna Lachermeier, who made her second start of the season.
She allowed just one hit through five innings and got two quick outs to start the sixth before giving up back-to-back singles, the end of her day.
Another single loaded the bases. That was followed by an RBI single that made it 4-1, the bases still loaded. Ewing signaled for Ortega, who threw 4 2/3 innings and took the loss in Friday’s opener.
She gave up a walk to make it 4-2 before ending the threat with a fly out to center.
Ortega gave up a one-out single in the top of the seventh, bringing the potential tying run to the plate. The game ended on a double play, a fly out to left, with the runner at first getting doubled up.
Lachermeier allowed three hits over 5 2/3 innings, throwing 78 pitches. The outing dropped her season ERA from 9.55 to 7.57. Ortega collected her first collegiate save.
“Bri has just progressively been throwing it better and better,” said Ewing. “She is finally getting over her sickness, so she was able to go longer.
“She just wanted the ball. That’s what we’re looking for, people owning their moment. We just said to go out there and have some fun and be light. She took the ball and ran with it.”
A schedule change will now have Montana playing twice on Saturday instead of once, against CSUN at 10 a.m. (MT), then against Fairleigh Dickinson in the day’s third game in mid-afternoon.
The Grizzlies will face the Knights once on Sunday instead of twice, at 10 a.m. (MT).
“The challenge I brought to the team is, now we need to find a way to take the vibe we had in Game 2 and be able to be that team tomorrow, because we know we’re capable of it,” said Ewing.
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GREAT FALLS — For Staff Sgt. Brianna St. Lawrence-Brody, service does not only happen in uniform.
Outside the gates of the base, she works at Benefis as a nurse, Great Falls Public Schools as a school nurse, and comes home as a wife and mom of four. For the Montana Air National Guard, she serves as a command post controller with the 120th Airlift Wing in Great Falls.
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Montana nurse and Guard member earns national Air Force recognition
This year, St. Lawrence-Brody was named the U.S. Air National Guard’s Outstanding Airman of the Year in the Non-Commissioned Officer category.
She said the recognition came as a surprise, especially because her path into the Guard started later than others.
“I joined very late in life,” St. Lawrence-Brody said. “I joined the Guard right before I turned 40. So for me, every opportunity that’s presented, I want to take the bull by the horns and just run with it and do the best of my ability.”
During the COVID-19 pandemic, she joined the Guard after finishing nursing school. She said she went straight from nursing school into helping open a COVID unit, while also working at Benefis.
She said that experience was the start of one journey, but not the whole of what she wanted to accomplish.
St. Lawrence-Brody joined the Guard for the opportunities, the challenge and to help build a future for her four children.
“It’s a little bit of a competition for myself,” she said. “Like, if I can do it, why not try my best to achieve it?”
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As a command post controller, she assists in helping move information during emergencies and major events.
“Outside, obviously, I’m a nurse. Inside the Guard, I have nothing to do with the medical field, which is kind of amazing,” St. Lawrence-Brody said. “It keeps me on my toes.”
She explained balancing the Guard, two civilian jobs and four children takes support from her family, her employers and her unit. She said Benefis and GFPS have been supportive of her military service.
Her nomination included her deployment experience, training work overseas and involvement across the wing. St. Lawrence-Brody said she deployed to Ramstein Air Base in Germany, where she worked with an operations center supporting entities connected to Africa.
But, she says this recognition is not the finish line.
“This award, it’s not necessarily a landing pad for me,” St. Lawrence-Brody said. “I want to use it as a springboard.”
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St. Lawrence-Brody hopes her story encourages others to keep taking on new opportunities, even when they feel uncertain.
“Get comfortable with being uncomfortable and be okay with doing things afraid,” she said. “I think when you get to be okay with doing things afraid, that’s where you’re going to find the growth.”
She has already won at the Air National Guard level, but she recently traveled to Washington, D.C., as part of the broader Air Force Outstanding Airman of the Year process, which includes nominees from the Guard, Reserve and major commands across the Air Force.
The Montana Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at June 27, 2026, results for each game:
Winning Powerball numbers from June 27 drawing
03-16-28-30-59, Powerball: 11, Power Play: 2
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Winning Lotto America numbers from June 27 drawing
03-08-18-22-39, Star Ball: 06, ASB: 02
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Winning Big Sky Bonus numbers from June 27 drawing
05-16-19-27, Bonus: 08
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Winning Powerball Double Play numbers from June 27 drawing
02-26-34-43-45, Powerball: 15
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Winning Montana Cash numbers from June 27 drawing
05-09-10-15-35
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Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from June 27 drawing
26-32-38-51-52, Bonus: 05
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When are the Montana Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 8:59 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 9 p.m. MT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Lucky For Life: 8:38 p.m. MT daily.
- Lotto America: 9 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Big Sky Bonus: 7:30 p.m. MT daily.
- Powerball Double Play: 8:59 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Montana Cash: 8 p.m. MT on Wednesday and Saturday.
- Millionaire for Life: 9:15 p.m. MT daily.
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